Protecting IP Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 7/14/2022
Actions
- 2022-07-14Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-740.
- 2021-05-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-05-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-27 (00)
Protecting IP Act of 2021
This bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to enforce the actions related to intellectual property outlined in the Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of China (dated January 15, 2020).
Such enforcement shall include civil, administrative, and criminal procedures and deterrent-level civil and criminal penalties as provided in the agreement. It shall also incorporate the USTR's authority to identify and take action against countries that deny (1) protection of intellectual property rights, or (2) market access to U.S. persons that rely upon intellectual property protection.
Cosponsors (2)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
Subjects
- Asia
- China
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Intellectual property
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Trade agreements and negotiations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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